Over 100 women, from different religious and ethnic backgrounds, have achieved an important milestone and made history today.

Rashida Tlaib, one the first two Muslim women to be sworn into the Congress (along with Ilhan Omar), made her own statement by dressing up in a traditional Palestinian thobe (or thawb) for the ceremony.

Not only did she pay tribute to her heritage, but she inspired Twitter user and novelist @SusanDarraj to encourage Palestinian-American women to take to social media and share their pride with #TweetYourThobe.

In a call to The New York Times, Darraj said, “I’ve just been tearing up all day looking at some of these pictures,” speaking by phone from Baltimore. “It’s especially moving when you see women wearing thobes that their great-grandmothers made by hand. It’s just extraordinary, and it’s a visual testament to the relationships between mothers and daughters that we have in our culture, and I think other people can relate to that.”

My mama and grandma always said don’t forget where you came from. As a fierce Muslim woman who is working for the NYCLU to advocate for equality and justice, I’m happy to wear my Palestinian outfit proudly. #TweetYourThobepic.twitter.com/iIwUgM5PND

This thobe is from my city, Ramallah passed from my auntie to me like many that are passed from generation to another.The Palestinian Thobe isn't only a beautiful&artistic piece of clothing, it also represents our history and the suffering of Palestinian people.#TweetYourThobepic.twitter.com/8xTQtoJS0l

As a Palestinian American, I wear thobes embroidered by the women in my family to honor their legacy, style and tragedy. @RashidaTlaib wearing a thobe while being sworn into congress amplifies the journey of Palestinian women and I couldn’t be more in my feels #TweetYourThobe 🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/HmLDXIK19Y

In honor of @RashidaTlaib, the first Palestinian-American elected to Congress, who is wearing a thobe (a traditional Palestinian dress) at the swear-in ceremony today, I’ll be tweeting pics of me in a thobe starting with baby me. #TweetyourThobepic.twitter.com/7JjxacpX9v